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Essential Detection Engineering Metrics

This is a list of essential detection engineering metrics.

Posted: 4 weeks ago by Mayuresh @pentestit 185 views
Updated: 2026-09-09 at 6:40 pm

You have prioritized your threat detection backlog, but now want to quantify the progress. Throughout my career leading multiple threat detection engineering teams, I have relied on well-defined metrics to measure outcomes, demonstrate program value, and drive continuous improvement. In this post, I outline the detection engineering metrics I consider most important, spanning Read more about Essential Detection Engineering Metrics

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“Severity” or “Expected Severity” for Prioritization?

This post introduce the concept of "Expected Severity" for threat prioritization.

Posted: 5 months ago by Mayuresh @pentestit 689 views
Updated: 2026-09-06 at 3:37 am

In one of my last post - Prioritizing a Threat Detection Backlog, I talked about prioritizing your threat detection backlog. It is true when you run a program in an organization. However, when you consume security content from another organization, severity is often generalized. This is where, the concept of expected severity can help and I trust should be used more often. Let Read more about “Severity” or “Expected Severity” for Prioritization?

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Prioritizing a Threat Detection Backlog

These are a few methods that you can use to prioritize a threat detection backlog

Posted: 8 months ago by Mayuresh @pentestit 1056 views
Updated: 2026-09-06 at 4:13 am

Most security teams eventually hit the same problem - the list of “detections to build next” grows faster than the capacity to actually build, test, and maintain them. Inputs from red-team exercises, threat intelligence reports, new CVEs, leadership asks, compliance requirements, and plain hype can drive a perfect prioritization backlog haywire. Without a clear model for Read more about Prioritizing a Threat Detection Backlog